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exercise for us? (self.adhd)

submitted 11 months ago by surewhynotlem to c/adhd

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Exercise is hitting. My brain gives up way before my body does. Even when I try and listen to music or watch shows while exercising, I just can't keep at it.

Has anyone found an ADHD friendly way to exercise?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Heavy lifting is the only thing that's stuck for the way my brain works. I used a program called 5x5:

only 5 different lifts to learn, each full body so there's no fiddly minmaxing
more or less timeboxed. 5 sets of 5 reps 3 times with about a minute between each rep and set. To improve, you add more weight, not spend more time
consistent, once you get the routine down, and you know roughly how long it'll take, you can just let your body take over, coast on muscle memory and motor neurons, zone back in in an hour when you're done
numeric satisfaction as your weights increase in fixed increments.
immediate gratification because functional strength is neat and comes on surprisingly fast

Downside: So hungry, all the time.

It's been a few years since I've been active. I used to live in an apartment directly above a gym. Now I live in the boonies and need to convert my carport into a garage before I can buy a weight set.